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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the trip to England postponed?

2. Tolkien is in the process of working on what?

3. How does Mabel feel when Arthur tells his father that he cannot see returning to England on a permanent basis?

4. Carpenter points out that in every photograph the situation and location seemed to be what?

5. What happens in 1895 when Mabel and the boys return to England for a visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ronald think of Exeter College?

2. Why is Ronald allowed to contact Edith? What did Ronald learn about Edith?

3. What did members of Exeter College think of Ronald when he came in second place?

4. What are the first two languages Tolkien creates? Describe them.

5. What did Tolkien do while he was recovering from trench fever?

6. How do many people question Tolkien in regards to his mythology and devout Catholic faith? What is Tolkien's response?

7. How does the Tolkien family end up in Leeds?

8. What is odd about the Bloemfontein home?

9. How do both Mabel and Arthur feel about returning to England?

10. How does Father Francis feel about Ronald's engagement to Edith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A myriad of photographs were taken of and by the Tolkien family.

Part 1) What does the author say about these photographs? Why are these photographs useful to the writing of this book?

Part 2) What do the photographs reveal about the Tolkien family life and interests? How does their family life compare to your own?

Part 3) What do these photographs reveal about Tolkien himself? How does this reveal about the connection between Tolkien and the characters he creates, as well as the stories he tells?

Essay Topic 2

Tolkien desired to create a new language.

Part 1) Why did he desire to do this? How was this evident from a young age?

Part 2) What language or languages does he create? How are these languages created? What purpose do these language serve?

Part 3) How does the creation of language lead to Tolkien writing stories? How is language important in Tolkien's stories?

Essay Topic 3

World War I greatly affects Tolkien.

Part 1) What happens during this war to affect Tolkien and his family? How might this compare to how the war affected others throughout the world?

Part 2) How might the events surrounding World War I have influenced Tolkien's work? Explain. How might the war have affected other aspects of life during this time? How might these changes in everyday life have had an influence on Tolkien's work?

Part 3) How has this war affected us today? How different would our world be if World War I had never occurred?

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